3D Printed Prosthetics

Educator, Teacher Trainer, and Innovation Coordinator Rich Lehrer served as the Education Coordinator for the eNABLE Educators' Exchange (E3STEAM) from July 2015 to July 2016 and for the Enable Community Foundation from July 2016 to January 2017. Supported by generous funding from ECF, and assistance from Justine Diamond, Rich created an 8-module 30+ lesson curriculum on the Use of 3D Printed Prosthetic Projects in the Classroom. For free access to this curriculum, please click this link. For more information about Rich's 3D Printed Assistive Devices work, see below.

In 2013, Rich and a group of his 8th grade Brookwood School students became one of the first school groups to create a functional 3D printed prosthetic for a child: Rich's son, Max. Click the above link to read Suzie Boss's article about this ground breaking project and click this link to view a video of the scope of the project.

In July 2015, Rich's continued work at Brookwood to explore the educational experiences associated with involving students in 3D printed prosthetics projects led to him being named the e-NABLE Education Coordinator. Click the above link to see a WGBH Design Squad Global Video on this work, or on this link to follow the current work of e-NABLE.

Until Jan 1st, 2017, Rich served as the Education Coordinator for the Enable Community Foundation. In addition to helping coordinate the hundreds of schools now registered with ECF, Rich created 3D Printed Prosthetic STEM and Design resources for teachers and worked with ECF Special Project Manager Justine Diamond to write the official 24-lesson ECF curriculum. Contact Rich for more information and curriculum access.

In 2016, Rich and his colleagues at Brookwood School began investigating ways in which students could modify and remix the files for existing 3D printable "Raptor Reloaded" hands (so-called "Raptor Hacking" in order to create fun, engaging, and educational grabbing devices...and the Grab-Tor was invented. Click here to find out how to design, print, and build these devices.